Toni Tipton-Martin is an African-American food and nutrition journalist and author of several cookbooks, including Jubilee. She serves as the editor-in-chief for Cook's Country. She received the Julia Child Award in 2021, and two James Beard awards.[1]
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 Chef Toni Tipton-Martin judges a chili recipe prepared for the Second Annual U. S. Department of Agriculture Chili Challenge Contest, 2011. | |
| Born | March 6, 1959 Los Angeles, CA |
| Education | Bachelors in Journalism, University of Southern California 1981 |
| Awards | Julia Child Award, James Beard Foundation Award |
| Website | https://tonitiptonmartin.com/ |
Biography
editTipton-Martin worked as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times in the 1980s.[1] She moved to the Cleveland Plain Dealer in 1991, where she was the first Black person to serve as editor of a food section for a large U.S. newspaper.[2] She was named as the editor in chief for Cook's Country in 2020, replacing former editor Tucker Shaw. Her role as editor-in-chief was noted as one of several Black women who were named to top roles for various magazines at the same time.[1][2] Tipton-Martin's books focus on the cooking of African Americans, and as part of the work involved in writing them, Tipton-Martin researched various historical cookbooks by Black Americans.[3][4] She self-published The Jemima Code after presenting it to an agent who then disappeared.[3] In 2005, she published a reprint of an early 20th century cookbook, [5] Tipton-Martin appeared in the Netflix docuseries High on the Hog.She moved to Baltimore in 2018 with her husband.[3] She is the mother of four.[6]
Books
edit- The Blue Grass Cook Book, by Minnie C. Fox (University Press of Kentucky, 2005). Tipton-Martin wrote the introduction.
- The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks (University of Texas Press, 2015)[7]
- Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking (Clarkson Potter, 2019).
- Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice: Cocktails from Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks (2023).
Awards and honors
editTipton-Martin is the winner of two James Beard awards.[8] In 2016, she won the Reference and Scholarship award for The Jemima Code, and Jubilee was awarded Best American Cookbook in 2020.[9] She was the 2021 recipient of the Julia Child Award from the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.[10] Tipton-Martin is the recipient of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Trailblazer Award (2020)[11] and its Book of the Year Award (2020, for Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking).[12]
- Media Award, American Heart Asn, 1988; [13]
- Nutrition Writing Award, Carnation County, 1988; [13]
- Media Excellence Award, Am Heart Asn, 1989; [13]
- Los Angeles Times Editorial Award, 1991; [13]
- Outstanding Dedication & Service Award, 1995: [13]
- Harry A. Bell Grants for Food Writers, 2003; [13]
- Austin Community Leadership Award, Univ Tex, 2010; [13]
- John Egerton Prize, Southern Foodways Alliance, Univ Miss, 2014; [13]
- James Beard Awards, 2016;
- International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Trailblazer Award, 2020;
- International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Book of the Year Award (2020, for Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking)
See also
edit- Bertha L. Turner, she was mentioned in Tipton-Martin's book
References
edit- ^ a b c Severson, Kim (2020-09-15). "Cook's Country Gets a New Editor, Toni Tipton-Martin". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ a b "Toni Tipton-Martin To Lead 'Cook's Country' Magazine". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ a b c IV, John-John Williams (8 July 2020). "After settling into Baltimore, award winning author Toni Tipton-Martin is plotting her next cooking move". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ Stewart, Kayla (June 18, 2020). "Toni Tipton-Martin's Jubilee Is a Source of Black Joy". SeriousEats.com.
- ^ "The Blue Grass Cook Book". The University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Biography | Toni Tipton-Martin". Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Tipton-Martin, Toni (2015-07-20). The Jemima Code Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks By Toni Tipton-Martin; forewords by John Egerton and Barbara Haber. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-74548-3.
- ^ "Toni Tipton-Martin | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Broyles, Addie. "'Jubilee' wins James Beard Award for best American cookbook". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Heil, Emily (June 2, 2021). "Toni Tipton-Martin, groundbreaking author and editor, wins Julia Child Award". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Steel, Tanya. "Trailblazer Award Winners". IACP. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Steel, Tanya. "Cookbook Award Winners & Runners-Up". IACP. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Toni Tipton-Martin". Who's Who Among African Americans. Gale. 2023 – via Gale in Context: Biography.